Dec'14 Q3bForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA SBR Exams › Dec'14 Q3bThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by MikeLittle.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts May 17, 2015 at 7:38 pm #246640 AntonMemberTopics: 14Replies: 23☆Hello Mike!I dont really understand the answer for Dec’14 3b-particularly second part.Can you please explain me why maintenance costs are capitalized and not expensed here. I did not understand the explanation in official answer.I am sure that this question was asked already – unfortunately I could not locate an answer on this site. May 17, 2015 at 8:21 pm #246680 MikeLittleKeymasterTopics: 27Replies: 23200☆☆☆☆☆The reason is that the 10 year maintenance programme is an integral element of the asset and is foreseen at the time of its purchaseIf that were not the case and the maintenance cost did not improve the performance of the asset, then it would be expensedDoes that do it for you?AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In